Clinical Research Fellow

at  Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Clinical Research Fellow will be a part of the rheumatology research team, working alongside King’s College London colleagues in the Centre for Rheumatic Disease Clinical Trials Group. The team facilitates the delivery of a range of commercial, non-commercial, and academic studies that are undertaken by clinicians within the Rheumatology Department. The focus of the clinical research is on rheumatic disease and includes the evaluation of current treatments and practices, as well as the investigation of the efficacy and effectiveness of new treatments. The post holder will be responsible for clinical oversight with a particular focus on clinical care and patient safety, supported by the lead investigators and more senior clinical research fellow colleagues.
Act as sub-investigator and provide medical cover as part of a multidisciplinary team for commercial and non-commercial clinical research studies, delivering those studies safely, on time and to target, complying with the regulatory requirements.
Engage as appropriate with all aspects of the development and conduct of research studies, including advising on planned clinical research activity and recruiting and following up participants on active trials. The postholder will ensure all study activity is conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice.
Maintain accurate records (paper and electronic) as required by regulatory authorities, Sponsors and local policies.
Work with the Kings College London departmental Clinical Studies Manager and Trials coordinator, and trust employed Clinical Research support staff to ensure that the team is delivering on both the commercial and non-commercial study portfolio targets.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.
Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinical expertise being conducted at the Trust.
Build excellent relationships and work with individuals and departments across the Trust/partner organisations/staff groups, in particular the Research Nurse/Clinical Research Practitioners within the team and the teams with which we collaborate, to aid the smooth set-up and running of clinical research studies.
Assist with the identification of studies potentially suitable for the team portfolio, including advising on specific tasks at the feasibility assessment stage.
Be responsible for specific study-related medical decisions within their expertise, and, where appropriate, in consultation with the study Principal Investigator/s and senior Clinical Research Fellows for the studies conducted in the Rheumatology Department.
Provide and arrange medical cover for studies in the Rheumatology portfolio, including the management of any related safety concerns.
Assist with monitoring visits where required.
Arrange localised training, including attendance at study-specific training.
Take a leading role in advertising and recruiting to clinical trials.
Where appropriate take responsibility for overseeing the management and administration of study drugs for designated studies to healthy volunteers/patients according to local standard operating procedures
Maintain accurate and accessible research records and provide formal reports where required.
Assist PIs in assessing and reporting adverse events in accordance with the protocol and regulatory requirements.
Participate in research meetings and internal seminars.
Take part in or conduct any other duties as may be deemed reasonable by the PI.
Ensure all competencies and training is up to date for relevant studies and all work complies with Good Clinical Practice

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